This playful walk across Edinburgh’s Old Town sharpens your senses and encourages you to appreciate the most wonderful – and often hidden – details around you. Whether you know Edinburgh or just start exploring here, this experience gives you a perspective on discovery that will inspire your curiosity wherever you go next.

Curious facts:

Get to know more about the city, discover the secrets of the main attractions, and learn about curious facts that you won't read elsewhere.

Find monuments and hidden secrets:

Our local creator created an interactive walk through the city. Cryptic indications make you wind through the cities streets, inviting you to pay attention to details which you usually won't notice. Once you've arrived at the next stop, you will have to solve a question: open your eyes and mind and use your location to find the right answer!

Enjoy:

While doing this discovery trail, you will get to know the city from another point of view. Even locals discover new facts while doing secret city trails!

Local wonders you'll discover during this discovery game: Edinburgh Castle, the statue of David Hume and the picturesque St Giles' Cathedral, the smallest pub in Scotland, the statue of sir john steell and the Scotsmans steps.

Explore Edinburgh's Old Town during this interactive and fun discovery walk
Learn about the history and local stories of the city centre in a playful way
Solve 12 location-based riddles to unlock directions to your next stop along the route
See popular sights like Edinburgh Castle from a different angle and discover hidden local spots
Receive recommendations for local activities and/or bars or restaurants from the local creator

This is a self-guided city discovery experience. No guide will be waiting for you.
You can play in a team of 1–5 people. You can share the link with the other team members. Only the team captain will enter the answers.
Right after booking, you receive the play link to the City Trail (sent by email from Secret City Trails)
This trail is available in English
The link is valid for 90 days, starting on the date you booked the activity for
It is strongly recommended to play during daylight hours.
Discover the city at your own pace, take as many breaks as you like
You can pause the game: once started, you have 15 days to finish
You need internet connection and a little data. You'll play on your browser. No app download is needed